My NaNoRoomo. I Live in the Bathroom

I have officially kicked my husband out of the bathroom.

We have six kids and four bedrooms. The Only place I get any privacy is the master bathroom. For some reason, my kids, husband and even our two dogs leave me alone when I am in the bathroom. Imagine that.

My entire family is wondering why mom has so many stomach aches lately. You should hear the hushed comments at dinner "pss. man, mom sure does go to the bathroom a lot now, what's she been eating?" "I don't know dude, but did you see her carrying those books in there? Gross, she is turning in to dad. She must be reading on the toilet like dad does with the sport's section." Ha Ha tee hee. and they laugh.

But, I have the last laugh. They don't have a clue.

I suppose I feel sorry for my husband, he has to use one of the kid's bathrooms, but I am getting pretty cozy in mine. I cannot believe that this was the answer all a long.

Who knew? I can actually get work done? I can write. I can chart. I can make really bigplotlines and plot charts & character boards and nobody bothers them or tells me to move them.

and I can read! Undisturbed. I know what you are thinking, "I sound disturbed." I have moved into the bathroom for the month of November.

Don't worry, there is a bathtub & a shower (so the tub is a little hard to use at the moment) & I won't show you the toilet or my husband really would kill me.

I have everything I need. I even took all of the towels out of the armoire and I am using it for , you guessed it, books.

and... just tonight, I moved another table and my desktop in to my bathroom.

Now if I could get a bed in to my bathroom, I would not have to leave until December 1st. I may play this mommy has a tummy ache game even after NaNo ends.

So how about you? Do you have a special place to write? Have any of you had to create make-shift writing spaces? I would love to hear your creative ideas? A closet? A bathroom?

25 comments:

I LOVE this. Alas there is only one bathroom in my house so I would never get away with taking it over. I have a corner of my room all set up for writing and since I'm the only in here, I can write as late as I want, as long as I want and leave everything all over the place. I enjoy this freedom very much.

Writing in the bathroom is a new one. I've sat on the living room floor with the laptop on the ottoman, the couch in the basement, my office computer. I even sat cross-legged on the kitchen counter one time. I've found if I sit at the dining room table, I get more done, assuming I sit where I can't see the TV beckoning to me. The chair's aren't comfortable, but that just keeps me from relaxing too much and falling asleep. Of course, when I do start to relax and fall asleep in those chairs, it's time to call it a night.

There's something sacrosanct about the bathroom. That used to be my time-out room and no one, including the cat that never let me out of sight ventured to enter. Good for you for finding your save NaNo place.

I've been trying to post here for a three days and finally Disqus let me in.

LOL! Your post had me smiling and laughing. I love the story-board, and the desk! I actually write on our dining room table in the wee hours of morning, in mid-day between homeschool lessons, and in a dance studio lobby while my kids are in class.

This is such a great idea! I always refer to my bathroom as my office, because I spend so much time in there between long showers, and daily maintenance. At least you are actually doing something constructive in there! These photos should be featured in a bath remodeling magazine. Julie

How I wish I could set up my bathroom in a similar way, Melissa! Very clever. And can I just say "Holy cow!" to the six kids thing. Incredible. You are clearly very accomplished. Perhaps a bit of a masochist, too.... LOL! I can't wait to read more and I'm thrilled and flattered that you've begun following me. Many thanks for the vote of confidence! BTW, is your book for sale yet? Where might I find it? Sounds like a page turner!

That's funny. I guess if you were going to have only one room to live in, the bathroom would have a lot of advantages.I'm fortunate in that when all my kids grew up and moved out it left us with extra unused bedrooms which we converted into offices--one for me and one for my wife. They are easily converted into sleeping rooms when we have a guest. I kind of wish the kids were still here though.

I have some - shall we say - quiet-challenged neighbours where I live, so I usually end up with my writing space being a table by the window of this little cafe down the town. Another favourite is my dad's conservatory (although it's only good for summer time, and I think he'd like it back at some point when the weather is warm).

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